JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
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JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr · Jul 2017
Epidemiology and Healthcare Resource Utilization Associated With Children With Short Bowel Syndrome in the United States.
There is a lack of large database research relating to the epidemiology and health resource utilization associated with short bowel syndrome (SBS) in the United States. ⋯ Children hospitalized with SBS have a high severity of illness and experience complicated inpatient courses related to their disease. Our study represents the first use of national U.S. data to study the epidemiology and health resource utilization associated with SBS.